RE: TECH: 3D Printers == Santa Claus machines

From: Emlyn O'regan (oregan.emlyn@healthsolve.com.au)
Date: Thu Jan 09 2003 - 18:23:09 MST


Damien wrote:
> Emlyn said in really tiny HTML letters:
(I'm really sorry about that; there's a hopefully temporary screwup here
turning all plain text messages into wee little html, to my chagrin of
course. Please bear with me)

>
> > I 'd be really surprised if you could print a standard
> lightbulb. Can you
> print a clear polymer strong enough to maintain the evacuated
> interior?
>
> LEDs, surely.

Yes, I assumed that too, but they did say "lightbulbs", which I think would
lead most people to imagine the thing you screw into the ceiling with X many
assistants, depending on your occupation, race, gender, hair colour, or some
other arbitrary discrimination factor.

Emlyn

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